1.3 Lakh For First Pitcher Of Holy Water In Odisha Temple
NDTV
The auction for the holy water was held on Friday night near the Marichi Kunda. It is believed that bathing in the holy water helps resolve fertility problems among devotees.
Some may call it a superstition, some may see it as a business opportunity, the day's first pitcher of holy water drawn from famous Marichi `Kunda' (pond) located in the Mukteswar Temple here, fetched Rs 1.30 lakh, in an auction conducted on the eve of Lord Lingaraj's annual Rukuna Ratha festival here.
The auction for the holy water was held on Friday night near the Marichi Kunda. It is believed that bathing in the holy water helps resolve fertility problems among devotees.
The auction was conducted by Bodu Nijog, a group of servitors of Lord Lingaraj temple. A couple from Baramunda area in Bhubaneswar offered the highest price and they received the first pitcher of water by paying Rs 1.30 lakh while the base price was just Rs 25,000.
Similarly, the second pitcher of water was auctioned for Rs 47,000 against the base price of Rs 16,000 while the third pitcher fetched Rs 13,000.
